Talking-machine.



J. '0. ENGLISH.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION YILED $1 EPT.2,1909.

Patent-ed Dec. 26, 1911.

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TALKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED BPT.2,1909J Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

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TALKING MACHINE.

APPL;0AT10N FILED sEPT.2,1s0a

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TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2,1909.

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TALKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2,1909

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

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' of the easing in place.

' JOHN G. ENGLISH, or CAMDEN, MACHINE COMPANY,

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TALKING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. ENGLISH, a citizen of the United States, and a: resident of the city of Camden, county of Camden, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and complete disclosure, reference being had to .the accompanying drawngs, forming a part of the followingspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in talkln machines as ed, and parwill-be hereinafter fully descri ticularly pointed out in the appended claims. .d

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1- is a vertical longitudinal, central 'sectionof a talking machineconstructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 a top plan view of the same with the c'overafid other parts removed for clearness; Fig. 3a rear elevation of a detail of t e same; Fig. 4 a top plan view of a modified form of motor casing which may be used in applying this invention, the top of the casing being omitted for clearness; Fig. 5 a front elevation of the casing shown in'Fig. '4, but with the doors removed, the .top being omitted as before; Fig' 6 a top plan view of a second modified form of motor casing which may be used in applying this invention, the top of the casing being omitted for clearness; Fig. 7 a vertical central, longitudinal vsecbutwith the cover in place; fig. 8 a top plan view of a third modified form of motor casing which may be. used in applying this invention, the cover of the casing being removed for clcarness, and Fig. 9 a vertical, central, longitudinal section of the modified. casing shown in Fig. 8, but with the 'cover Referring to the drawings, particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, one embodiment of this invention comprises a substantially rectangular casing 1 having a base or bottom 2 mounted upon supports 3, and having side walls 4-4, a rear wall 5, iiremovable top or cover 6, and two movable doors or closures 7, mounted upon pintles S-between the 1 top and bottom. of the casing, and-forming the front of the casing.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 2,1909. Serial No. 515,838.

PatntedDec. 26, 1911.

Mounted upon the casing 1 is a turntable I or rotary record support 10 for supporting r the usual disk record. 11, and arranged above the turntable 10 in cooperative relation; therewith, is the usual sound box 12 or other suitable sound reproducing means carrying;

a stylus 13 record 11.

The'sound box or sound reproduoer I2 is carried -b and tube 14 w ich is pivota free. smaller inner. end ofi ia' hollowftapering tone arm'15 with which it; communicates. The outer 'end of thetone ai'in l'fi'curves and downwardly fla'rin bracket 20, the lower on of which is provided withan outwardly 21, and is rigidly "secured to theback 50f.

the casing 1 so as --to register with an in-' ofthe easing, by means of screws 23 or other fastening devices extending through the. flange. The upper end of the hollow bracket is provided with an upwardly extending arm 25 rigidly but detachab A thereto, the upper end-of which extends forwardly over the downwardly curved portion, of t e tone arm, and carries a pivot 26 which engages rotatabl in a lug 27, fixed uponthe tone arm to hol position. a

'the upper end 0 a spindle 30 which projectsdownwardly throu' h a centrally arranged aperture 31 in t e cover 6 of the casing, and the spindle is rotatably supported in a lug 32 carried b a late 33 which is securedto the under-side oi the cover 6. A. suitable motor or actuating mechanism 35 depends downwardly within the casing from the plate 33' and is operatively connected to rotate the spindle 30. A suitable governor 36, also dependsin the casing from the plate 33 for controllingthe speed of the motor.

adapted to cooperate withthe communicates with I a U: lly supported: by "the,

wardly flaring aperture 22, through the back 1y connected the tone arm rotatably in i ownwardly and engages rotatably 'imthe, upper free end of a'downwardly extending hollow, curved,"

"extending flange The turntable ibis removably fixed upon For amplifying and deflecting the sound waves in the .caslng- 1, one or-more sounding. boards may be arranged III the casing, for

clined from thefront edge ofthe bottom 2 instance, one sounding board 40 may be ini with the bottom. of the casing and the lower an inclosed chamber 45 beneath the soundof the sounding board." Otherhso'undin 2 cated between the downwardly inclined ranged upon opposite sides respectively and side walls f the-easing adjacent'tliefr ont,

85 for their full lengths to the bottom of the 5 tion'with the sound reproducer 12 through 'Ql p 1, 18,003

the back 5 of the casing, abutting against the inner surface of the back' in a horizontal line slightly below the sound conducting opening 22 through the back of the casing, 5 the front- .edge of this board resting upon the uppersurface of the bottom 2 of the casing,- and, the side edges of the board abutting against the inner surfaces of the sides 4 of the casing. This sounding board forms portionsof the sides and end of thecasing,

ing. board, and it is considered t-hatthis in} closed chamber increases the effectiveness- I boards, in addition to the sounding boar front of the casing l'may be opened out. wardly toany extent desired to vary-the ini tensity of thelfsound issuing irom the casing, or to deflect it in any desired direction, but the doors may} obviously beomitted-if 7-3 preferred, and the frontof the casing left permanently open. j

The easing used in applying his invention may bemodified from that described above, bycons'tructing the casing as shown in Figs; 4 and ,5 with rea'rwardly converging! side walls-so that in top planview, the cas; ing will taper rearwardly. in width,- thetop I 6'and;bptt'om-2-' of the casing bein leftare 4 is 1; form the front "ofgthe 'caslng,-as"he t fgr a 40 already described, may be arranged with- --described;;' A downwardlyz nd f dly in the casing forinstance, two rearwardly converging vertical boards 6 may :be' 10- sounding board 40 and the'top 7 ofthe casing, the rear ends 47 of these vertical-boards the rear wall 5 of the casing and being arad ac'ent to the sound. conveyin ",openingfflii g I in the rear wall of thefc'asing. hej forward ends of these boards 'are pieferably beveled and abut against-the inner surfaces'ofthe 1 7 edges'thereof res ective A'fstiifening rib 48' may-be secure tothe'upper edge of each sounding board 46. If preferred, the ver--- l eintidal sounding boards 246 may befextended casing, -and the inclined board 40 may be tapered rearwardly in width] so as to extend only between the vertical board's. An inwardly inclined sounding board 40 in tun-- plifying and'deflectingv thesound waves transmitted throu h the machine. In the abo e escribed embodi'ment of 50 this invention, the motor or actuating'mechf anism of the machine is suspended in a; sound conduit "50 formed bythe sounding boards 40 and 46 and-by the cover 6 of .the casing, and this conduit 'is in 'communica the'o'enin 22 in therear wall of the cas g, t e ho low bracket 20, the tone arm 15' and the U tube 14. v,

. In the operation f this formof the in- Yention, the sounding boards and the coveror top of the casing forming the walls of the conduit 50, act to amplify and to deflect the sound waves, which are transmitted and delivered fl om the reproducer 12 through the conduit 50. The doors 7 forming the h either extending throughorabutting agaiust .l ribed, and

extending. sounding. board 56-corresponding inf'fu iction to 'the.jsounding" board-'4;01 pre-- v ously f de'scribed, Qniay :be arranged men" Easing, the rearwardly this machine. is sust "Qt ai ns pended. as er d. reproducer' ar- J f casing, and Y '1 ,ing; mechanism within 'a's 1 hereinbefore fi closed chamber 49 is formed by each o 3 4 these vertical soundin -bo=11-dg-j=46- .ibetwf 'lb5 the soundingirboard an tl'iejadjacent-side p the wall 4 of the casing, '.=and' aboye' this -ta'p'erm g ally dentical with downwardly' inclined so1mding1 board-I40, thefl ta I casing described; and and the action 'ofthe {verti al-i sounding shown Flgsiitandfi but in which all 4 boards is similar to the'action of the down- Jinternal- 'jsou'nding boards or deflecting boards otheii than the 'walls of the casing 'itself, are dmitted from the interior of the casing. In this form of-t e. invention, the

bottom, top, rear and side' walls'of the casing .fiaring gsound conduitand sound amplifier the: actuating mechanism of, the

suspended as heretofore de ronghf-which the sound waves {30, in which mach ne is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and 'oornprises a substantially rectangular casing 1 similar to that previousl described and shown in Figs. 1' to 3, an. the machine in all its details having this latter modified form of casing, is substantially identical 130 mg "sounding board 56 i:

g and the tapering conduit, the motor or 9b,?

e de scribed, thecond-uit f ati ou, through a. hollow h" a I record. support at orm the fourwalls of an outwardly d'fandileliv'ered' from a sound 12o,

.1. Leashes with'the machine first describedfand shown inEigs. 1 to 3, except thatsounding boards or deflecting boards other tham the walls of the casing itself are not usedfin-the interior of the casing, and the walls of the casing form the walls ofa sound conduit or amplifier 50,.in which the motor or actuating mechanism of the machine is suspendedyhnd through which the sound waves are transmitted and'delivered from the machine as hereinbefore described, the .walls of the casingactingto amplify and to deflect the sound waves being transmitted.

)Although only a few of the forms in which this invention may be embodied have been illustrated, it is obvious that many changes might be made in the construction shown, but the r i-g iifiis-feserved to make any :01 all changes in the construction which do not depart from the spirit of this invention or the scope of theappended claims.

I have found that in the reproduction of sound from the invention hereinbefore described that there is a new and improvedresult, not only in increased volume, butin the quality, purity and resonance of the sound reproduced, and while at the present time it may be that I may not be fully informed as to the reasons by which this improved result in volume and quality of tone is secured, and while all of the advantages resulting from this invention may not now be fully known or appreciated, it may be said, and is thought to be apparent from the-disclosures contained herein, that this "invention provides a simple, compact talkmg machine, of few parts, and of inexpensive. construction, that is very efiicient in operation, and that gives a loud, clear re-l production of fine quality; and provides a 3 talking machinein which space is econo- .mized by lpcatingv the motor or actuating mechanism ofthe machine ina sound conduit throu h which sound waves are delivcred fromdhc machine. It is also evident tha' a this, invention provides a talking ma- .chinein which the motor oractuating mechanism-His inclosed in a casing which is also utilized in whole or in part as a sound amplifi er; and provides a talking machine in 'yvh-ich' the motor or actuating mechanism is 'inclosed, in a conduit through which the sound waves are delivered from the sound,

reproducing mechanism of the machine, and

' having one or more. soundingboards or deflectors arranged to' be coijperated with by the sound Waves. It isialso evident that this invention provides a talking machine in which the motor or. actuating mechanism is inclosed in an improved casing adapted to be utilized as a sound amplifier; provides a talking machine in which the motor or actuating -.mechanisin is inclosed by a casing, and in which the interior of the casing is divided by one or more sounding boards .conduit, actuating mechanism for said'ma- "ing board arranged to deflect the sound to form one or more'inclosed spaces adjacent the space containing the motor, and in which the space containing the motor is utilized as a channel for the transmission and delivery of sound waves from the ma- 7 chine; and providesotherimprovements as disclosed herein. a

in view of the fact that the advantagesof and the theory or theories concerning the operation of the talking machine forming the subject-matter of this invention may not be fully known or appreciated at this time, the right is reserved to supplementthis disclosure by further statements in regard to the theories or advantages of the machine as such become better known.

-Having thus describedmy invention, I. claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A talking machine comprising a tapering sound conduit and actuatingmechanism for said machine located in said conduit.

2. A talking machine comprising a sound conduit, actuating mechanismior said ma' chine located in said conduit, and means for varying the intensity of sound .transmi'tted""" through said conduit.

3. A talking machine comprising a sound chine located in said conduit, and a movable .closureforvarying the intensity of sound.

' a' sounding board in coiiperative relation with said conduit, and actuating mechanism for said machine located in said conduit. 7. A talking machine comprising a sound conduit, actuating mechanism for said machine located in said conduit, and a sound- 12.0 waves transmitted through said conduit.

8. A talking machine comprising a sound conduit, a sounding board in cooperative relation with said sound conduit, means 'forming with said sounding board an inclosed space outside of said conduit, andactuating mechanism for said machine located in said conduit.

9. A. talking machinecomprising a casing, a record support carried by said casing,

" conduit;

'ord support, a sound conduitcommunicating with said sound reproducing means. and

extending in said casing, and actuating mechanism'for said machine located .within said casing and in said conduit.

11. A talking machine comprising 'a-casing, a record support carried by said casing, sound reproducing means in coiiperative relation-with said record support, asounding board in said casing, and forming one wall of a sound conduitin. communication with said sound reproducing means, and mechanisln located in'said sound conduit'for actu-.

.a plurality of walls ofa sound conduit in ating said record support.

- 12. A talking machine comprising a casing,a record support carried by said casing, sound reproducing means in cooperative relation-with said record support, a plurality of sounding boards in said casing, and forming communication-with said sound reproducing means, and mechanism located in said conduit for actuating saidrecord support. 13. Atalking machine comprising a casing, a record support carried by saidacasing, sou'ndlrep'roducing means in cooperative relation with said record support, a plurality of sounding boards arranged in said casing and in' angular relation to each other, for 1ning aplurality of walls of a sound conduit in communication with said" sound repro-' ducing means, and mechanismlocated .in said conduit for actuatingsaid' record sup,- port. 1

145. A talking machine comprising a-"casing,. a record su port carried by said casing, sound'reproducmg means in cooperative relation with saidrecord support, one of the walls of said. casing forming a-wall of, a sound conduit; through-which sounds are transmitted from said sound reproducing means, and actuating -mechanism for said machine locatedinsaid casing and within'said conduit,

said record support being outside ofsaid 15. In a talking machine, the combination with a casing provided with an opening in one of the walls thereof, of sound reproducing means l'ocatedoutside of said casing and communicating'with the interior of said casing through said aperture, a record suprelation with said sound reproducing means;

with.- v 19. A talking machinecomprising a.

one wallof saidcasing forming a part of reproducing means, and actuating mechanisni for said machine located within said casing and in said conduit.

16. In a talkingmachine, the combination with a casing provided with an aperture ara sounding board within said casing and beneath said aperture andforming the lower wall of asound conduit, sound reproducing means'communicating through said aperture with saidconduit, and actuating mechagism for said machine located in said c.011- uit. I

17 In a talking machine, the combination with a casing provided'with an aperture spaced from the bottom of said casing, of sound reproducing means con imunicatin with the interior of said casing throng said aperture, a sounding board in said-casing and extending beneath said aperture, sounding boards arranged within said casing'npon opposite sides of said aperture respectively, said sountiin boards form1n part of a sound condult through whic sounds are transmitted and delivered from said sound reproducing-means, and actuating mechanism for said machine located in said conduit within said casing.

sound conduit through which sounds are I transmitted and'deliveredfrom mid sound ranged above the bottom of said casing, of

sound conduit and amplifier, actuating.

mechanism for said machine located in said conduit and amplifier-, and soundreproducing mean's located outside of said conduit and amplifier, and. communicating thereing. provided with an opening i'n one wall thereof, a hollow bracket secured at oneeind to said wall, sound reproducing means-coin municating with the other-(end of said bracket, a record support carriedby said casing in cotipera'tive relation with said sound reproducing means, and actuating mechanism for said machine located within said casing, said sound reproducin means being in communication throug said bracket andsaid opening with the space-in said casing surrounding "said actuating mechanism, whereby sa d casing serves to mclose said motor and to form a sound conduit and sound amplifier for said sound reingin one wall thereof, of a hollow brgckqi l secured at one end ez'r teriorly to said Eel}; and H1, communicatlon 'Wllill the interior 9 said casing through said opening: sound reproducing means eommunicatin with the ,other endlof said bracket, an actuating. port carried by said casing in cotiperative" mechanismioiflsaid machine hicated in cas ng n. the space cnmmunieatln'g'jwith 21. In atalking machine, the combination witha sound amplifier, of sound reproducing means outside-of-said amplifier,-and actuating mechanism ior samachine-loeatei in said amplifier. l

22. In a talkingmachine, a casing having one of its walls-forming part of a sound amplifier, sound reproducing means outside of and commumcatlng wlth said amplifier, and actuating mechanism for saidmachme located in said amplifier.

23. In a talking machine, a casing having one of its'walls forming'one wall of a sound amplifier, a sounding board within said casing and forming another wall of said ainplifier, actuating means for said machine located in said amplifier and soundreproducing means carried by said casing and communicating with said amplifier.

24; A talking machine comprising a cas- :ing having- 21 substantiallyhorizontal upper avall form ng an upper wall of a sound conduit, a sounding board within said casing between said 'wall and the bottom of said casing forming a lower wall of said-conduit,

sounding boards within said casing form? ing the side walls of said conduit, and sound meanspommunicating with said comii'it;

, 25.- A talking machine comprising a casi'ng having a substantially horizontal upper wallforming the'upper wall of a sound conduit, an inclined H unding-board in said casing between said all and the bottom of said casin forming a lower wall of said conduit, d verging sounding boards in said casingforming side walls for said conduit, and sound reproducing means commumcatverging in said casing from said smaller opening towardsaid larger opening, forming the opposite sid f said amplifier, and sound reproducing means communicating with said amplifier through said smaller opening.

27. In a talking machine, the combination with a casing provided with an opening in one wall thereof, of a hollow, flaring bracket rigidly secured at its larger end to said wall and in communication with the interior of said casing, sound reproducing saidbracket, and a record support carried by said casing in cooperative relation Wltll; sald sound reproducing means.

sound reproducing means cooperating with said conduit, and actuating mechanism for saidmachine located in said conduit.

29. A talking machinecompris'ing a cassaid casing and forming a portion'of a sound conduit,- sound reproducing means cooper: ating with said conduit, and actuating mechanism for said machine'loc'ated in said con- Hit. 1 4 I i 30. Atalking machine comprisinga plurality of. diverging sounding boards erof a tapering sound coi1duit,and actuating mechanism'for said machine'loe'ated in said conduit-.- l a 31. A talking machine comprising asou'nd conduit, a rotary record support arranged conduit.

'32. A talking-machine comprising hollow arranged outside of said amplifying'means, sound reproducing means cooperatingwith said record support, "and actuating mecha sound amplifying means.

33. A talking machine comprising a sound outside of said conduit, and actuating mechconduit,

combination with hollow sound amphfying means, of sound reproducing means, tubular sound conveying means through which said sound reproducing means, communicates with said amplifying means; and actuating means for said machine located in said sound ampligin'g means.

I '35. talking machine comprising :the combination with hollow sound amplifying means, of sound reproducing means, tubular movable portions, through which said sound reproducing means communicates with said amplifying means, and actuating means for said machine located in said sound amplifying means. i v

36. A talking machine comprising a sound conduit including a hollow stationary porconduit and actuating mechanism for said machine located in sand of said conduit.

means communicating with the other end, of

S 28. A talking machine comprising acasifig a sounding board inclosed by saidcas:

ling forming a portion of a soundcon'duit,

outside ofsaid conduit and 'actuating mechanism'for said support arranged'within said 341. A talking machine comprising them sound conveying means comprising relatively tion and a movable tubular portion, sound reproducing means cooperating with said 37. A talking machine comprising asoiind '75 ing, an inclined sounding board in closed bV ranged to form a plurality "of exterior-walls sound-amplifying means, a record support nism for said machine located within said anism for said machine arranged in said Stationary portion 106' conduit, 3 record support, "sound rep'roduc- 3 -ing means coiiperating with said support conduit including) a hollow stationary por- 'tion'l an'd a mova 1e tubular portion, sound ----reproducing means carried by said. movable a portion; and coiipe'rating with said conduit- {and actuating mechanism for. said machine located insaid-stationary portion "of. said conduit. v

,538. --The combination with sound repro- "diicingl fmeans of hollow sound amplifying.

? soun outletya', sounding board inclo's'ed by casing, formingja-portion of a sound 20 conduit, and arranged to deflect sound waves and saidoutletand actuating mechanism said machine 1n said conduit I $0 ta1kin'g.machine;comprising a oassound outlet, an inclined sounding board inclosed by said casing forming a-portion of a sound conduit, and arranged to'defiect sound 41. Atalking machine comprising a sound waves toward said outlet, and actuating mechanism for "said machine in said conduit;

conduit, '11 rotary'record support outside of said conduit, and actuatingmechanism for a wall 0 said conduit.

42. A talking machine comprising a casing having awall forming a portion of a sound conduit, rotary record support and sound reproduc ng means cooperating therewith outside of said conduit, and actuating mechanism for said support extending with-- in said conduit.

said support cooperating therewith through In witness whereof, I have hereunto set I my hand this'first day of September, D.,

Y JOHN C. ENGLISH.

' Witnesses:

JAY RLGRIER,

HARRY Conn Knnnnnf. 

